A funny and sardonic children's book in rhyme (sort of) by Garrison Keillor, about a family cat who becomes dissatisfied with its lot in life at home and leaves to seek his fortune. Puff becomes the toast of the continent, beloved and adored by his fawning public, living to excess, until the woeful day when his yacht sinks, he is believed drowned, and he makes his way back home, a sadder, wiser, and 93-pound cat. A nice little homily at the end, and great paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. ( )